Michael Kane

The San Francisco Optx earned a playoff spot (and possibly some G4 TV time) at the Championship Gaming Series by beating the LA Complexity, 22-20. It was a close match with Optx’s Counter-Strike: Source team saving the day by demolishing Complexity 13-5.

The team’s been doing better since that midseason slump, where they lost two matches to Dallas and one to New York. Those are also the top two teams in the league right now.

For the Optx, this is all about positioning. By staying third place, they’ll play against Dallas. If the team drops to fourth, they’ll end up playing the No. 1 team — 3D New York.

Sidenote: I’ve been reading Michael Kane’s Game Boys and I’ve gain a new appreciation for e-sports. If you’re interested in this sort of thing and want to know who some of these players and manager are, pick it up. You can see how the Team 3D and CompLexity rivalry is playing out pre-CGS.